The 1,700 pieces of world-renowned Chinese ceramics constitute the largest donation in the British Museum’s nearly 300-year ...
Trustees of the Sir Percival David Foundation to donate 1,700 pieces of Chinese ceramics to the London museum Vases dating ...
The matching pair of Ming dynasty Chinese 'fish jars' were made in the ... It is not known how or when, but the twin 18ins tall vases ended up being owned by a German family.
Chinese Robin’s Egg and Famille-Rose Revolving ... setting a new record for the most expensive vase. The Value talks about ...
Sir Percival David’s collection, amassed in the early 1900s, includes prized vases and wine cups. “You simply couldn’t build ...
The donation makes the museum's Chinese ceramics collection the largest outside China, with 10,000 items displayed in a ...
A 1,700-piece private collection of Chinese ceramics with an estimated value of £1 billion ($1.27 billion) has been donated to the British Museum -- a record for any UK institution.
The British Museum is to receive what is believed to be the highest-value gift ever received by a UK museum with the ...
The vase was owned by a surgeon who passed it on to his son who had not realised its value. Berkshire-based ... We saw widespread interest from China, Hong Kong, America and the UK which resulted ...
The British Museum has received a private collection of Chinese ceramics estimated at approximately £1 billion GBP ($1.27 ...